Commentary for Kiddushin 154:10

אמר ליה דאמר לך מני ר' שמעון היא דאמר אין איסור חל על איסור דתניא רבי שמעון אומר האוכל נבילה ביום הכפורים פטור דאי רבנן הא אמרי איסור חל על איסור

is included in '[a widow, etc. ,] he shall not take'; but whoever is not included in, 'shall he take,' i not included in, 'he shall not take':<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the High Priest transgresses the latter only on account of a woman who would be permitted to him if she were a virgin.');">¹²</span> this excludes a High Priest who marries his sister, a widow.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He is not liable because she is a widow, but because she is a sister.');">¹³</span>

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